US5289990A - Spinning reel - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K89/00—Reels
- A01K89/01—Reels with pick-up, i.e. with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line
- A01K89/0108—Pick-up details
- A01K89/01081—Guiding members on rotor axially rearward of spool
- A01K89/01082—Guiding members shiftable on rotor
- A01K89/01083—Guiding members shiftable on rotor to wind position by rotor drive
- A01K89/01084—Guiding members shifted to unwind position by discrete manual operators
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K89/00—Reels
- A01K89/01—Reels with pick-up, i.e. with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K89/00—Reels
- A01K89/01—Reels with pick-up, i.e. with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line
- A01K89/0108—Pick-up details
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K89/00—Reels
- A01K89/01—Reels with pick-up, i.e. with the guiding member rotating and the spool not rotating during normal retrieval of the line
- A01K89/01121—Frame details
- A01K89/011223—Frame details with bearing features
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- the present invention relates to a spinning reel, and more particularly to a spinning reel including a reel body, a rotor rotatably supported to the reel body, a bail arm extending between a pair of arm portions of the rotor and pivotably switchable between an open position and a line-takeup position, a toggle mechanism disposed inside the arm portions for retaining the bail arm either at the open position or the line-takeup position, and a return mechanism for returning the bail arm placed at the open position to the line-takeup position.
- a conventional spinning reel of the above-described type is known from e.g. a Japanese laid-open utility model gazette No. 62-80570.
- the toggle mechanism includes a projecting member urged in a projecting direction by means of a compression spring, relative to a pivot member pivotable about an axis extending in parallel with a pivot axis of the bail arm.
- the return mechanism includes a contact member which comes into contact with the pivot member during rotation of the rotor in the line-takeup direction and pivots the bail arm toward its line-takeup position.
- the spinning reel such as the above-described convention having the means for automatically switching the bail arm to its line-takeup position in association with rotor rotation is used for a bait casting. That is, in casting a fishing gear, if for instance the handle now has its longitudinal axis aligned normal to the direction in which a fishing rod is swung, a pivotal force may act on the handle which force will urge the handle towards its line-takeup direction. Then, if this pivotal force is strong, this pivotal force from the handle may pivot the rotor to the line-takeup direction thus erroneously switching the bail arm to its line-takeup position. In this respect, the convention has room for improvement.
- the primary object of the present invention is to provide an improved spinning reel which is effective in preventing erroneous switching of the bail arm during a rod swinging action and which also allows easy and comfortable handle operation regardless of the type of fishing.
- a spinning reel for accomplishing the above-noted object, comprises:
- a bail arm extending between a pair of arm portions of the rotor and pivotably switchable between an open position and a line-takeup position
- a toggle mechanism disposed inside the arm portions for retaining the bail arm either to the open position or to the line-takeup position
- a returning force adjustment mechanism for variably setting at a desired value a reaction force needed for returning the bail arm from the open position to the line-takeup position.
- This construction can be embodied as shown in FIGS. 1 through 3, for instance.
- a screw member 19 of the returning force adjustment mechanism C is manually rotated, there occurs a shift in a position of a support shaft 12 of the pivot member 13 of the toggle mechanism T, thereby varying the reaction force needed for the toggle mechanism T to move beyond a dead point DP.
- an angler can effect adjustment of the reaction force used in switching the bail arm 3, depending on the necessity.
- the return mechanism C can be also constructed as shown in FIGS. 8 through 11.
- the angler can set the reaction force to a desired value.
- the reaction force is set to such a value which will restrict the switching of the bail arm to its line-takeup position. Then, the angler can do the fishing without breaking the fishing line. Further, by setting the reaction force in accordance with the angler's particular necessity, the angler can enjoy comfortable handle operation.
- FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view showing an opening construction for a bail arm
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing a returning force adjustment mechanism
- FIG. 3 is a section view of the returning force adjustment mechanism
- FIG. 4 is a section view showing a return mechanism
- FIG. 5 is an overall side view of a spinning reel
- FIG. 6 is a vertical section of the reel
- FIG. 7 is a section view showing a bush
- FIG. 8 shows another embodiment in which a position of a support shaft is adjusted
- FIGS. 9 and 10 respectively show further embodiments in which a returning stroke to a line-takeup position is adjusted.
- FIG. 11 shows a still further embodiment in which a returning force resulting from a return mechanism is adjusted.
- a spinning reel includes a reel body 2 having a handle 1, a rotor 4 having a bail arm 3 and a spool both disposed at forward positions of the reel body 2.
- the rotor 4 integrally forms a pair of arm portions 4A, 4A. Then, the bail arm 3 is extended between an arm member 6 pivotably supported to the one arm portion 4A and the other arm portion 4A, so that this bail arm 3 together with the arm member 6 is pivotably switched over between a line-takeup position A and an open position B.
- the one arm portion 4A accommodates therein a toggle mechanism T for setting and retaining the bail arm 3 either to one of the two positions of the line-takeup position A and the open position B and a return mechanism R for forcibly returning the bail arm 3 to the line-takeup position A if the rotor 4 is rotated in a line-takeup direction when the bail arm 3 is set at the open position B.
- this arm portion 4A there are provided a guide roller 8 for guiding a fishing line and a lever 9 for pivoting the arm member 6 by pressing its cam face 6A so as to quickly set the bail arm 3 to the open position.
- a fishing rod In a bait casting operation, a fishing rod is swung strongly. Therefore, if the handle 1 is currently at such a position subject to a pivotal force for urging this handle in a line-takeup direction, a strong pivotal force from the handle 1 may erroneously rotate the rotor 4. Then, in this reel, there is provided a returning force adjustment mechanism C for restricting the erroneous movement of the bail arm 3 to its line-takeup position A by the return mechanism R due to such strong pivotal force.
- the toggle mechanism T includes a projecting member 15 urged by a compression spring 14 in a direction projecting relative to a pivot member 13 pivotable about a support shaft 12 extending in parallel with a pivot support shaft 11 of the arm member 6; and the projecting member 15 is engaged with the arm member 6. Then, in operation of this toggle mechanism T, the pivotal motion is stopped at a position where a leading end 15A of the projecting member 15 comes adjacent to either of the partition walls 4B, 4B inside the arm portion, thus determining the position of the bail arm 3 either at the line-takeup position A or the open position B.
- the return mechanism R includes a projecting portion 2A formed on the reel body and a pivot element 17 pivotably supported to the arm portion 4A through a shaft member 16 so that the pivot element 17 comes into contact with the pivot member 13 to pivot this pivot member 13 towards the line-takeup position A when the rotor 4 is rotated in the line-takeup direction.
- the returning force adjustment mechanism C includes a slide plate 18 supporting a support shaft 12 of the pivot member 13 and a screw-like fixing member 19 for sliding the slide plate 18. Then, when this slide plate 18 is slided, there occurs a variation in a reaction force due to change in a compression amount of the compression spring when the arm member 6 reaches the dead point DP and due also to change in a force component of the urging force resisting the pivotal motion towards the line-takeup position A, whereby an operational force required for switching the bail arm 3 to the line-takeup position A can be adjusted (incidentally, with this adjustment, the position of the dead point DP also changes).
- a drive unit extending from the handle 1 is constructed as shown in FIG. 6.
- a handle shaft 21 connected with the handle 1 is fitted into a drive gear 24 which is supported to the reel body 2 via a bush 22 and a bearing 23, so that torque can be transmitted from the handle shaft 21 to the drive gear 24.
- the force from this drive gear 24 is transmitted via a pinion gear 25 to the rotor 4.
- This pinion gear 25, through not shown, is loosely fitted on the spool shaft.
- the bush 22 has a bearing retaining face 22A at a position eccentric relative to the axis of the bush 22. Further, engaging elements 22B are formed on an outer periphery of the bush 22. Then, through selection of engaging positions of these engaging elements 22B relative to reel body 2, the axial position of the handle shaft 21 can be varied in accordance with a design of the reel, for example.
- the present invention can be variously embodied as specifically described next.
- the returning force adjustment mechanism C includes a plate 30 engageable with the support shaft 12 and a screw-like fixing member 31 for fixedly positioning this plate 30, so that the pivot shaft 12 of the pivot member 13 is displaced longitudinally (i.e. the forward/rearward direction) of the arm portion 4A of the rotor 4.
- the arm portion 4A accommodates therein a compression spring 26 for applying an urging force to the bail arm 3 towards its line-takeup position A; and a screw-like fixing member 27 is provided for adjusting the urging force of this compression spring 26.
- the returning force adjustment mechanism C includes a regulating member 32 which comes into contact with the leading end 15A of the projecting member 15 so as to shift closer to the dead point DP an end of the pivot stroke when the bail arm 3 is set to the open position B. And, the mechanism C further includes a screw-like fixing member 33 for adjusting the position of this regulating member 32.
- the returning force adjustment mechanism C includes a slide plate 28 having a shaft member 16 for supporting the pivot element 17 and a screw-like fixing member 29 for adjusting the position of this slide plate 28, thus effecting an arm length adjustment needed for the pivot element 17 to pivot the pivot member 13.
- the present invention can be also embodied in other manners with a further construction adapted for adjusting the spring force of the toggle mechanism or a still further construction adapted for switching over the spring force between a strong force and a weak force.
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JP1990080108U JP2514526Y2 (ja) | 1990-07-26 | 1990-07-26 | スピニングリール |
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AU634990B2 (en) * | 1988-08-31 | 1993-03-11 | Aprogenex, Inc. | Manual in situ hybridization assay |
US5524832A (en) * | 1993-05-14 | 1996-06-11 | Shimano Inc. | Spinning reel |
US5967438A (en) * | 1991-05-14 | 1999-10-19 | Shimano, Inc. | Spinning reel having balancing means |
US6050511A (en) * | 1996-06-20 | 2000-04-18 | Daiwa Seiko, Inc. | Spinning reel with buffer for damping the return force of a bail structure |
US10278377B2 (en) * | 2016-05-18 | 2019-05-07 | Shimano Inc. | Rotation transmission mechanism for spinning reel |
US20190133102A1 (en) * | 2016-06-08 | 2019-05-09 | Globeride, Inc. | Spinning reel for fishing |
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US4098472A (en) * | 1976-03-03 | 1978-07-04 | Ryobi, Ltd. | Spin fishing reel with adjustable bail arm return spring |
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US4732343A (en) * | 1986-05-30 | 1988-03-22 | Ryobi Ltd. | Handle attaching screw assembly for a fishing reel |
US5160099A (en) * | 1989-02-28 | 1992-11-03 | Shimano Industrial Co., Ltd. | Fishing reel with shaft alignment construction |
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US4098472A (en) * | 1976-03-03 | 1978-07-04 | Ryobi, Ltd. | Spin fishing reel with adjustable bail arm return spring |
US4162048A (en) * | 1977-02-16 | 1979-07-24 | Ryobi Ltd. | Spinning reel with adjustable bail arm return spring |
US4238085A (en) * | 1977-06-09 | 1980-12-09 | Abu Aktiebolag | Fixed-spool reel |
US4513926A (en) * | 1981-05-05 | 1985-04-30 | Ryobi Ltd. | Bail arm control device for a spinning reel |
US4569423A (en) * | 1982-09-03 | 1986-02-11 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Traction machine for an elevator |
JPS6280570A (ja) * | 1985-10-03 | 1987-04-14 | Fujitsu Ltd | カウンタ試験回路 |
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AU634990B2 (en) * | 1988-08-31 | 1993-03-11 | Aprogenex, Inc. | Manual in situ hybridization assay |
US5967438A (en) * | 1991-05-14 | 1999-10-19 | Shimano, Inc. | Spinning reel having balancing means |
USRE38099E1 (en) | 1991-05-14 | 2003-04-29 | Shimano Inc. | Spinning reel having balancer |
US5524832A (en) * | 1993-05-14 | 1996-06-11 | Shimano Inc. | Spinning reel |
US6050511A (en) * | 1996-06-20 | 2000-04-18 | Daiwa Seiko, Inc. | Spinning reel with buffer for damping the return force of a bail structure |
US10278377B2 (en) * | 2016-05-18 | 2019-05-07 | Shimano Inc. | Rotation transmission mechanism for spinning reel |
US20190133102A1 (en) * | 2016-06-08 | 2019-05-09 | Globeride, Inc. | Spinning reel for fishing |
US10588301B2 (en) * | 2016-06-08 | 2020-03-17 | Globeride, Inc. | Spinning reel for fishing |
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GB9115868D0 (en) | 1991-09-04 |
JP2514526Y2 (ja) | 1996-10-23 |
DE4124557A1 (de) | 1992-01-30 |
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